Question

A fire engine’s water tank holds 750 gallons of water. If the pump removes 250 gallons of water in 5 minutes, what is the change in the amount of water in gallons in 1 minute?(1 point)

Responses

−15
negative 15

50
50

15
15

−50

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The change in the amount of water in 5 minutes is given by 250 gallons.

To find the change in the amount of water in 1 minute, we can divide the change in 5 minutes by 5.

250 gallons ÷ 5 minutes = 50 gallons/minute.

Therefore, the change in the amount of water in 1 minute is 50 gallons.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To find the change in the amount of water in gallons in 1 minute, we need to divide the amount of water removed in 5 minutes (250 gallons) by 5.

250 gallons / 5 minutes = 50 gallons/minute.

Therefore, the change in the amount of water in gallons in 1 minute is 50.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find the change in the amount of water in gallons in 1 minute, we can divide the amount of water removed in 5 minutes by 5.

Given that the pump removes 250 gallons of water in 5 minutes, we can calculate:

250 gallons ÷ 5 minutes = 50 gallons per minute

Therefore, the change in the amount of water in gallons in 1 minute is 50.